Theses and Dissertations

PCHES-ADAPT Supported by the US Department of Energy, Office of Science under Cooperative Agreement No. DE-SC0022141.
PCHES-FRAME Supported by the US Department of Energy, Office of Science under Cooperative Agreement No. DE-SC0016162.
PCHES-IAMDDI Supported by the US Department of Energy, Office of Science under Grant No. DE-SC005171.

2024


[31] Braun, T (2024): At the Intersection of Socio-Economic and Natural Systems: Three Essays in Sustainable Development, Ph.D. Thesis, Columbia University, https://clio.columbia.edu/catalog/18363907 [W Schlenker (advisor)]. PCHES-FRAME
[30] Celebi, HN (2024): Essays in Education Economics, Ph.D. Thesis, University of Texas at Austin [R Murphy, and S Olmstead (advisors)]. PCHES-FRAME
[29] Grosset, F (2024): Essays in Development and Environmental Economics, Ph.D. Thesis, Columbia University, https://clio.columbia.edu/catalog/18870997 [W Schlenker (advisor)]. PCHES-FRAME
[28] Lafferty, D (2024): Understanding the role of climate uncertainty in analyses of coupled human-environment systems, Ph.D. Thesis, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, https://www.ideals.illinois.edu/items/131412 [R Sriver (advisor)]. PCHES-FRAME PCHES-ADAPT
[27] Roth, S (2024): Statistical methods for flood hazard models and crop yield projections, Ph.D. Thesis, Pennsylvania State University, https://etda.libraries.psu.edu/catalog/19942svr5482 [M Haran (advisor)]. PCHES-FRAME PCHES-ADAPT
[26] Schneider, N (2024): Climate change impacts on human systems circa mid-century: Agriculture, health and urban energy, Ph.D. Thesis, Boston University [I Sue Wing (advisor)]. PCHES-ADAPT
[25] Su, W (2024): Resilience modeling of interdependent electric power and natural gas network, Ph.D. Thesis, Pennsylvania State University, https://etda.libraries.psu.edu/catalog/23386wzs167 [M Webster, and S Blumsack (advisors)]. PCHES-ADAPT

2023


[24] Horing, J (2023): Interdisciplinary approaches to wildfire risk management, Ph.D. Thesis, Department of Management Science & Engineering, Stanford University, https://purl.stanford.edu/qc915qr8232 [J Weyant (advisor)]. PCHES-FRAME PCHES-ADAPT
[23] Nguyen, D (2023): Statistical learning applied to climate-water-energy nexus for quantification and characterization of severe drought risks in adaptation models, Masters Thesis, Pennsylvania State University, https://etda.libraries.psu.edu/catalog/27149dun185 [M Webster (advisor)]. PCHES-FRAME PCHES-ADAPT
[22] Perla, JM (2023): Using Coupled Models to Evaluate Climate Policy and Resilience, Ph.D. Thesis, The Pennsylvania State University, https://etda.libraries.psu.edu/catalog/19841jmp629 [K Fisher-Vanden (advisor)]. PCHES-FRAME PCHES-ADAPT
[21] Plough, J (2023): Three essays on risk perception, flooding, and housing market outcomes, Ph.D. Thesis, University of Texas at Austin, https://repositories.lib.utexas.edu/items/8c989c27-f1f0-4992-ba0e-797f8e24344d [S Olmstead (advisor)]. PCHES-FRAME PCHES-ADAPT
[20] Reed, B (2023): Direct & Indirect Effects of Extreme Weather in a Warming World, Ph.D. Thesis, Stanford University, https://purl.stanford.edu/fq212kj2245 [J Weyant (advisor)]. PCHES-FRAME
[19] Romitti, Y (2023): Adapting to a warming climate: electricity demand, air conditioning, and the health impacts of extreme heat, Ph.D. Thesis, Boston University [I Sue Wing (advisor)]. PCHES-FRAME PCHES-ADAPT
[18] Samantula, C (2023): Influence of Climate Uncertainties on Western U.S. Fire Risk Projections, Masters Thesis, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, https://www.ideals.illinois.edu/items/127399 [R Sriver, and L Zhao (advisors)]. PCHES-FRAME PCHES-ADAPT
[17] Valqui Ordonez, BD (2023): Improving power systems models for low-carbon transition, Ph.D. Thesis, Pennsylvania State University, https://etda.libraries.psu.edu/catalog/22555bdv3 [M Webster (advisor)]. PCHES-FRAME
[16] Ye, H (2023): Application of uncertainty quantification, benchmarking, and model diagnostic tools to inform climate risk assessments, Ph.D. Thesis, Pennsylvania State University, https://etda.libraries.psu.edu/catalog/21028hxy46 [J Kasting, and R Nicholas (advisors)]. PCHES-FRAME PCHES-ADAPT

2022


[15] Jayasekera, D (2022): Three essays on household location choice and internal migration in the United States, Ph.D. Thesis, Pennsylvania State University, https://etda.libraries.psu.edu/catalog/22927dhw7 [D Wrenn (advisor)]. PCHES-FRAME
[14] Pollack, A (2022): Heterogeneity in flood risk valuation and estimation from county to continental scales, Ph.D. Thesis, Boston University, https://hdl.handle.net/2144/46966 [C Nolte, and I Sue Wing (advisors)]. PCHES-FRAME PCHES-ADAPT
[13] Zuidema, S (2022): Interventions towards sustainable watershed management as demonstrated by hydrologic simulation, Ph.D. Thesis, University of New Hampshire, https://www.proquest.com/pqdtlocal1006039/docview/2682382966/abstract/65AFA5A4B604607PQ/3 [M Davis, W Wollheim, and R Lammers (advisors)]. PCHES-FRAME

2021


[12] Kumar, V (2021): Long term planning under uncertainty: Models and algorithms, Ph.D. Thesis, Pennsylvania State University, https://etda.libraries.psu.edu/catalog/24233vuk19 [M Webster (advisor)]. PCHES-FRAME

2020


[11] Lee, BS (2020): Computational methods for hierarchial spatial models and ice sheet model calibration, Ph.D. Thesis, Pennsylvania State University, https://etda.libraries.psu.edu/catalog/18167skl5261 [M Haran (advisor)]. PCHES-FRAME
[10] Peklak, D (2020): Quantile treatment effects on the treated after hurricane Ike: An analysis of the Houston, TX housing market, Masters Thesis, Pennsylvania State University, https://etda.libraries.psu.edu/catalog/17772dlp5322 [D Wrenn (advisor)]. PCHES-FRAME

2019


[9] Haqiqi, I (2019): Irrigation, adaptation, and water scarcity, Ph.D. Thesis, Purdue University, https://hammer.purdue.edu/articles/thesis/IRRIGATION_ADAPTATION_AND_WATER_SCARCITY/9971558?file=17977757 [T Hertel (advisor)]. PCHES-FRAME

2018


[8] Hogan, E (2018): The importance of ocean internal variability for coupled climate modeling, Ph.D. Thesis, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, https://www.ideals.illinois.edu/items/107365 [R Sriver (advisor)]. PCHES-FRAME
[7] Roop-Eckart, K (2018): Effects of mixed distribution statistical flood frequency models on dam safety assessments: A case study of the Pueblo Dam, Masters Thesis, Pennsylvania State University, https://etda.libraries.psu.edu/catalog/15579kjr30 [K Keller (advisor)]. PCHES-FRAME

2017


[6] Rimsaite, R (2017): Three essays on U.S. water rights markets: Price efficiency, welfare gains, and institutions, Ph.D. Thesis, Pennsylvania State University, https://etda.libraries.psu.edu/catalog/14691rzr143 [K Fisher-Vanden (advisor)]. PCHES-FRAME PCHES-IAMDDI

2016


[5] Gately, C (2016): Emissions from mobile sources: improved understanding of the drivers of emissions and their spatial patterns, Ph.D. Thesis, Boston University, https://hdl.handle.net/2144/14511 [I Sue Wing, and L Hutyra (advisors)]. PCHES-IAMDDI
[4] Grogan, D (2016): Global and regional assessment of unsustainable groundwater use in irrigated agriculture, Ph.D. Thesis, University of New Hampshire, https://scholars.unh.edu/dissertation/2/ [S Frolking, and R Lammers (advisors)]. PCHES-IAMDDI
[3] Zaveri, E (2016): Esseys on adaptation responses to climate variability in India, Ph.D. Thesis, Pennsylvania State University, https://etda.libraries.psu.edu/catalog/sb397825r [K Fisher-Vanden (advisor)]. PCHES-IAMDDI

2013


[2] Davlasheridze, M (2013): Hurricane disaster impacts, vulnerability and adaptation: Evidence from US coastal economy, Ph.D. Thesis, Pennsylvania State University, https://etda.libraries.psu.edu/catalog/18735 [K Fisher-Vanden (advisor)]. PCHES-IAMDDI
[1] Fan, Q (2013): Climate change impacts on household location choices in the U.S. and economic consequences, Ph.D. Thesis, Pennsylvania State University, https://etda.libraries.psu.edu/files/final_submissions/8605 [K Fisher-Vanden (advisor)]. PCHES-IAMDDI